154th Meditation
“God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him” (1Jn 4:16b).
Whether expressed in contemplation, meditation or works, the royal road is love. If we remain in love, the Father remains in us. And this path we can walk at any time and in any circumstance: we can always try to opt for the greater love.
It is God Himself who teaches us true love, because He has poured it into our hearts: “As you are sons, God has sent into our hearts the Spirit of his Son crying, ‘Abba, Father” (Gal 4:6). With the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, who is the love between the Father and the Son, the witness of love and truth dwells in us.
This witness, who is always present, not only points out to us the way of love, but also gives us the grace to walk it. By obeying His instructions and putting them into practice with His help, love begins to permeate our whole life. If we are willing to follow Him and have entrusted ourselves to His guidance, then our divine friend, the Holy Spirit, will no longer allow us to decide against His counsel. He will make us uneasy when we go astray, He will not allow us to take the wrong path (cf. Acts 16:7), He will instill in us peace and clarity when we follow in His footsteps.
This is the royal way – and also the easiest way – for our Father to remain in us and for us to remain in Him. If we allow ourselves to be guided by the Holy Spirit and live according to His directives, everything we do will be governed by love. He, who reminds us of all that Jesus said and did (Jn 14:26), will do everything so that our Father will be pleased with our life and delight in His work of love.
It is not difficult to walk this path. We just have to learn to become familiar with the Holy Spirit and to know how He acts.
In the Message to Mother Eugenia, which is so precious to us, the Father tells us: “I want to show you that I come among you through My Holy Spirit. The work of this third Person of My divinity is carried out silently and often man is not aware of it. But for Me it is a very fitting way of living, not just in the tabernacle, but also in the souls of all those in a state of grace.”